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Joanne Mudd Supports Cultural Enrichment at BMW Lab School
 The staff and children at the Bernice M. Wright Child Development Laboratory School in the College of Human Ecology’s Department of Child and Family Studies welcomed Joanne Kerbs Mudd ’69 and her husband, Nick Caramanica, for a visit October 30. During the visit, they experienced a whole group session with the SU music education students using the instruments with the children. The Joanne Mudd Cultural Development Fund has allowed the Bernice M. Wright Lab School to offer a variety of projects and events, including visits to local museums such as the Everson Museum of Art, the Museum of Science and Technology, the Center of Ballet and Dance Arts and the Open Hand Puppet Theater, Symphony Kids performances, the purchase of instruments and CDs to supplement a collaboration with SU’s music education program, purchase of materials to support gross motor development, and professional development opportunities for staff.
In addition, this support offers undergraduate and graduate students working at the BMW School an opportunity to experience the importance of cultural enrichment in early childhood programs. “We have a diverse group of children,” says Daria Webber, director of the Bernice M. Wright Laboratory School. “These experiences provide them with opportunities to enhance their artistic and creative development, while becoming aware of the many ways in which people choose to display their creativity, and to appreciate and celebrate differences,” says Webber.
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